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Kanye West's struggles with mental health and his turbulent relationship with the Kardashian family are at the centre of In Whose Name?, a new documentary directed by Nico Ballesteros. Filmed over six years and compiled from more than 3,000 hours of footage, the cinema vérité-style film offers an unfiltered look at the rapper's personal battles, including a dramatic clash with his former mother-in-law, Kris Jenner.
 
In one of the most talked-about scenes, West, wearing a grey sweatshirt and a "Make America Great Again" cap, accuses Jenner of enabling him to feel diminished while on prescribed medication. "Y'all demasculated me and made me feel like a piece of s**t," he says across the table. "And the only reason you got away with it is because I was medicated. I would rather be dead than be on medication."
 
Jenner, visibly shaken, responds through tears: "It matters to us, and you. It doesn't matter what the internet says. It matters what we think, Ye. I love you. I don't want you to be not perfect. I love you. And I want my daughter to love you the way you want her to love you." While Jenner attempted to reassure him, West clenched his fists, jumped on the spot, and shouted back, "It does matter."
 
The footage, which has circulated online after being shared by The Shade Room, left many viewers unsettled. Others praised Jenner's composure, saying she remained "loving and caring" despite the intensity of the exchange.
 
The documentary also revisits West's mental health journey, beginning with his 2016 hospitalization for a "psychiatric emergency" and his 2018 revelation of a bipolar disorder diagnosis, which he referenced on the cover of his album Ye. His ex-wife Kim Kardashian later confirmed the diagnosis, calling it "an emotional process."
 
This year, however, West claimed on The Download podcast that he was misdiagnosed. "I've come to find that it's really a case of autism that I have," he said, adding, "Autism takes you to a Rain Man thing. I'ma wear this Trump hat because I like Trump in general. And then when people tell you to not do it, you just get on that one point."
 
With no commentary or narration, Ballesteros allows West's words and actions to speak for themselves.